2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LLLC2269 Academic and Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners 2

20 creditsClass Size: 25

Module manager: Mandy Driffield
Email: a.j.driffield@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

The module will provide students with opportunities to:
-Build upon learning across level 1 of the programme in order to develop further capability as critical and reflective practitioners;
-Develop further understanding of the policy environment of healthcare practice;
-Develop understanding and skills in order to exercise communication, training and leadership functions commensurate with the role of an assistant practitioner.

Learning outcomes
Students will develop knowledge and critical understanding of :

-Research skills relevant for healthcare disciplines;
-The policy environment of contemporary healthcare practice;
-The theory and practice of effective communication and teaching as applicable in the role of an assistant practitioner in relation both to other staff and to patients / service users;
-Leadership and management as appropriate for the role of an assistant practitioner;
-The application of theoretical knowledge in professional settings and in relation to the assessment of patients / service users;
-Care plans and the role of assistant practitioners in contributing to their monitoring and development;
-How to bring broader knowledge and greater criticality to the exercising of reflective practice ;
-The relationship between organisational guidance and the ethics of professional practice;
-The global dimensions of professional practice including ability to engage with different cultural norms and to reflect critically on this engagement.

Skills outcomes
-Critical skills as a reflective practitioner
-Leadership and management skills
-Communication skills
-Teaching skills

Syllabus

-Skills and methodologies in healthcare research;
-Health and social care policy;
-The skills and theory of communication as an assistant practitioner;
-The skills and theory of teaching as an assistant practitioner;
-The skills and theory of leadership and management as an assistant practitioner;
-The relationship between knowledge and critical practice in the assistant practitioner's contribution to the assessment of patients / service users;
-Care plans and the role of assistant practitioners in contributing to their monitoring and development;
-The integration of knowledge and critical thinking in reflective practice;
-Organisational guidance and the ethics of professional practice;
-Engagement with different cultural norms in professional practice.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	30	2.00	60.00
Tutorial	2	1.00	2.00
Independent online learning hours			38.00
Private study hours			100.00
Total Contact hours			62.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Reading and research 35
Preparation for class sessions 30
Work with online learning materials 38
Assignment preparation and revision 35
TOTAL 138

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Learning via seminars and supplemented by one-to-one tutorials will give ample opportunity for checking student’s progress.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Written Work	Teaching package plus 500 word reflection	60.00
Essay	2,500 words	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 21/12/2018

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